Last March we had booked to see veteran climber Chris Bonington speaking at the Aye Write festival. Sadly he took ill and was unable to attend. Given that he was eighty-three at the time, I wondered if perhaps he would give up public speaking if his health was precarious. However I’m pleased to say that he was back in Glasgow on Thursday evening to speak about his autobiography “Ascent.” I’m not sure if he was an early booking for this year’s Aye Write or the previous booking rescheduled from last year!
Now aged eighty-four, Chris looked fit and well, and he’s an excellent speaker. He talked about his adventures, how he got into climbing, and his thoughts on leadership and life generally. He was knowledgable, funny, and at times very moving. We had taken Ally along and Gordon and Sue were there too, so afterwards we eschewed the rather long queue for book signing and instead nipped round the corner to have dinner at Horn Please, a modern Indian restaurant which we have visited before and we had a very tasty meal.
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